Irene

Here are some shots from my window post Irene.

Leaves remaining flipped over.

 People venturing out.  This lady was taking pictures of the tree that was blown down.

It's hard to see but this is the tree that snapped in two from the wind.

Also hard to see but the plots with the tall sunflowers and tomato plants were all blown down.  I really need to get a zoom lens.

Here are some pre-Irene pics.

Nasty squirrel.

Gorgeous basil.

 Cinnamon basil flowering.

It's hard to see where my neighbor's plot ends and mine begins.  I don't know what he/she is growing but it's intruding into my cukes and perilla.

More healthy basil.

Baby cukes growing.

Purple basil turning green.

Perilla getting taller.

Sunday evening after Irene's worst has passed.

Lights on.

I'm not the only one.

So a friend of mine (hi Tim!) alerted me to the following New York Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/nyregion/community-gardens-find-theft-is-a-fact-of-life.html?_r=1&hp&pagewanted=all

It is definitely frustrating having your hard-earned vegetables snipped away by thieves (dismissive neighbor, you are wrong!).  I too have considered putting up a sign but as our garden is small and relatively new (2nd year) I don't want to take the aggressive route just yet.

A wrist brace due to a spot of carpel tunnel coming on is keeping me away from doing much weeding so it's still my mother dutifully watering the not-so-little ones on a daily basis.

Check out the bounty of perilla the tiny plot continues to yield:

We counted 160!  At least the perilla are left alone.  But that's because no one around here knows what they are or how to cook them.  That's just fine by me.